My Aloof Husband Can't Stop His Devoted Affection-Chapter 676 - 038: Past Events
Qin Yu took the document, and after listening to his words, he was taken aback for a moment. But under Lu Jingang’s icy gaze, he immediately reacted and quickly nodded in response. However, he hesitated a bit and tentatively asked, but seeing Lu Jingang’s unpleasant expression, he stopped abruptly: "Are we investigating the Mu Family’s and the An Family’s business dealings or...?"
"Everything." Lu Jingang raised his slightly narrowed cold eyes, and his expression was quite nuanced, as if saying ’Isn’t that a pointless question? Wasn’t I clear enough? Don’t you have a sense in your heart?’
The impact of these two words was considerable. Qin Yu felt his heart and liver tremble inexplicably, and even his hand holding the document shook slightly. Especially looking at Lu Jingang’s subtle and cold expression, Qin Yu swallowed hard and nodded cautiously: "Uh...yes, I understand."
"I need to know what I want to know before the end of the day." Lu Jingang withdrew his gaze and, as he spoke, closed all the pages on the computer.
"Ah, this afternoon?" As soon as Qin Yu heard, a trace of panic clearly flashed through his eyes, and his face was filled with confusion. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖
He actually wanted to ask, ’What exactly do you want to know?’
He could then target the problem effectively! This left him to guess blindly, and there were only eight hours until the end of the day. There were many issues in business, but he should be able to grasp the key points; however, if it’s personal matters, that would really be tricky.
However, with just Lu Jingang’s expression and tone from earlier, he really didn’t dare to ask more.
"What? Is there a problem?"
"No... no problem, it’s just..." Qin Yu internally cried bitter tears, really unable to express the bitterness he felt. These days, trying to survive is indeed too difficult.
"Just what?"
"No, I will investigate thoroughly as soon as possible and inform you of the results before the end of the day."
"You can go now!"
"Yes." Qin Yu turned and walked towards the door, sighing deeply, only feeling that the burden on his shoulders was heavier than a mountain, and every step he took felt like stepping on his own heart, almost making him burst into tears.
Throughout the whole day, Lu Jingang hadn’t seen Mu Lezhu’s figure. He felt he didn’t care too much, but every time he went somewhere, he couldn’t help but look around to see if Mu Lezhu was there, even though he didn’t want to admit it in his heart.
Close to six o’clock, Qin Yu appeared in his line of sight. Without asking, with just a glance Lu Jingang seemed to prompt him. Qin Yu, feeling strangely guilty, stammered, "Uh... President Lu, about the Mu and An families’ matters, I’ve... almost completed the investigation."
"Speak." Lu Jingang took a sip of the steaming coffee, his gaze drifting towards the darkening sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window, indicating it might rain soon.
"The commercial dealings between the An Family and the Mu Family are minimal. However, the An Family has two projects that the Mu Family has invested in, but afterwards, there hasn’t been much interaction. Privately speaking, the two families have a very good relationship. Miss Mu and Mr. An’s eldest son, An Zixuan, have known each other since childhood. From what I heard from the reporters, Miss Mu and Mr. An’s eldest son had dated for a while, and the elder of the Mu Family had intended to betroth Miss Mu to Mr. An’s eldest son. But last year, An Zixuan unexpectedly had an affair with Secretary Cheng Mi, which Miss Mu found out about. Due to this issue, the relationship between the two families started to become distant, and it was finally completely severed because Cheng Mi got pregnant. The An Family paid to keep this news under wraps, and the Mu Family didn’t dig deeper, but they no longer have any interactions with the An Family. However, Miss Mu and the eldest son of the An Family’s matters are known by few outside their families. The reporters only had some photos, but the negatives were bought at a high price by the An Family." Qin Yu spoke while observing Lu Jingang’s expression, feeling this task carried a certain level of risk.
Sure enough, when Lu Jingang heard that Mu Lezhu and An Zixuan had dated for a while, his expression changed abruptly, and his thin lips tightly pressed into a line. The coffee in his hand instantly lost its appeal, and he placed it heavily on the table, spilling some over the edge.
This movement made Qin Yu’s heart skip a beat, feeling as if he was not far from losing his job. But if that were the case, he felt he should defend himself by saying he was only following orders and reporting results; he couldn’t control the outcome!
For a long time, Lu Jingang didn’t speak, and the silence in the office made Qin Yu feel very uneasy, making him not dare to breathe too loudly.
"Did you see Mu Lezhu today?" Just as he was about to run out of breath, Lu Jingang suddenly looked over and asked.
Qin Yu looked up sharply at him: "Secretary Yan said there’s a process issue over at SAL. Miss Mu went there first thing in the morning, likely having to work overtime today. Yesterday afternoon, Director He had already called the headquarters, saying that the materials for high-end flocked jewelry boxes were running out, and the suppliers couldn’t keep up, which would affect SAL’s launch timing, so they are rushing now."
"It’s getting late, if there’s nothing else, you may leave for the day."
"Uh, yes."
After Qin Yu left, Lu Jingang sat in his chair, gazing at the various neon lights gradually lighting up outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. It was a long while before he reacted, shutting down the computer on his desk, picking up his car keys, phone, and taking the coat from the coat rack before leaving the office.
Upon arriving home, Lu Jingang took a shower, and as he emerged, the maid had already prepared dinner. After a simple meal, he returned to his room. Just as he was about to lift the covers and comfortably lay on the bed, he heard the sound of thunder and heavy rain coming from outside, prompting him to move to the floor-to-ceiling window, where he watched the rain patter down, occasionally illuminated by flashes of lightning.
After watching for a while, Lu Jingang drew the curtains, turned, and lay on his bed, picking up a book from the bedside table to start reading.
Almost ten to twenty minutes later, the phone on the bedside table suddenly rang. It was an unfamiliar number without a note, but Lu Jingang felt it familiar, having a vague sense of its identity, yet uncertain. After hesitating for a few seconds, he decided to answer it.
"Hello!"
"Um... Lu Jingang, where are you?"
"Home." Indeed, it was the serene and gentle voice of Mu Lezhu on the other end. Upon hearing it, Lu Jingang’s brow lifted slightly, responding concisely.
"Do you... have time now?"
"What’s up?"
"Uh... there’s a bit of a situation, and I might need your help."
"Speak."
"I’m currently at the traffic police brigade. On the way back from the factory, I rear-ended a car. The traffic police said a direct relative needs to sign, and you know..."
"Rear-ended?" Lu Jingang had no interest in listening to the latter part of her sentence, directly raising his voice to question.
